"With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of Hosts." – 1 Kings 19:10 (The motto of the Carmelite Order)
Tune in is as Fr. Jedidiah Tritle joins author and host Julia Monnin for this 5-part Lenten Series in which they take a thematic look at certain aspects of the Christian life while witnessing to their own personal experiences and the experiences of some of the Carmelite Saints. On this second episode, Julia and Fr. Jedidiah center their discussion around the theme of "Discernment."
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Show Quotes:
"Let us lovingly eat this bread of the will of God. If sometimes His will is more crucifying, we can doubtless say with our adored Master: 'Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass me by,' but we will add immediately: 'Yet not as I will, but as you will; [Mt. 26:39]; and in strength and serenity, with the divine Crucified, we will also climb our Calvary singing in the depths of our hearts and raising a hymn of thanksgiving to the Father." - St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
"This time of uncertainty about being able to enter Carmel was valuable; she was able to penetrate to the inner heart of the Carmelite life that was union with God by love, rather than pining for the externals. She realized a true Carmelite spirit was not something that could be taken away from her; she could be a genuine Carmelite wherever she was." - Jennifer Moorcroft (in the book He Is My Heaven: The Life of Elizabeth of the Trinity)
"When the soul reaches the stage at which it pays little attention to praise, it pays much less to disapproval; on the contrary, it rejoices in this. . . This is an amazing truth. Blame does not intimidate the soul but strengthens it ... . And since it clearly experiences the benefits of persecution, it acquires a special and very tender love for its persecutors. It seems to it that they are greater friends and more advantageous than those who speak well of it." - St. Teresa of Jesus
"I keep having to think of Queen Esther who was taken from among her people precisely that she might represent them before the King. I am a very poor and powerless little Esther, but the King who chose me is infinitely great and merciful." - St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
